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51%
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Promised Land (2013)
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"Worth taking seriously, but hamstrung by avoiding larger political issues and coming down to a matter of individual conscience. "
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Dan Jardine
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86%
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Rabbit Hole (2010)
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"Contrived and manipulative"
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Dan Jardine
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72%
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Lust, Caution (2007)
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"Lee is hot, engaged, emotional, sincere and fundamentally looking at any slice of life through a sexual lens. "
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Dan Jardine
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80%
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Le Petit Soldat (The Little Soldier) (2013)
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"Godard's followup to Breathless is both lesser and greater than its forefather. "
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Dan Jardine
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93%
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Le Mépris (Contempt) (2008)
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"Who is the Godard guy and how could he make something as humdrum yet full-of-itself as Contempt?"
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Dan Jardine
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80%
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American Experience - The Donner Party ()
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Hellsing - The Complete Collection (2003)
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Bob Mackey
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——
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Now and Then, Here and There - Complete Collection (2002)
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Bob Mackey
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——
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Weird U.S.: Real Tales of the Bizarre Vol. 3 - Rebels and Traitors and Crimes and Punishment (2006)
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"Although the show suffers from a lot of meandering in order to fill up an hour per episode, there are some entertaining tales to be found in Weird U.S. from time to time."
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Weird U.S.: Real Tales of the Bizarre Vol. 2 - Weird Worship and Weirdsville (2006)
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"You are better off spending the same money as one of these discs for the Weird U.S. book about your home state. Then gas up the car and find your own adventure."
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Weird U.S.: Real Tales of the Bizarre Vol. 1 - Strange but True and Road to Weirdsville (2006)
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"Lots of build-up for very little pay-off."
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Nowhere Man - Complete Series (2005)
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"If The Prisoner is lobster in a fancy restaurant, Nowhere Man is a decent meal at Red Lobster. But that is still much better than a Filet-O-Fish sandwich any time."
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Mike Pinsky
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Private Resort (1985)
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Nos Darkly
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55%
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Hamlet (2000)
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Aaron J. Bossig
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——
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Amon Saga (2001)
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Bob Mackey
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——
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Appleseed ()
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Aenigma (1987)
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Brian Matherly
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——
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Ah! My Goddess - The Movie (2000)
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Bob Mackey
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——
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The Greenskeeper (2003)
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Dennis Prince
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——
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Gatchaman Collector's Box - Vol. 5 (2006)
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"Bravo, ADV. Bird go!"
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Mike Pinsky
|
|
——
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Pioneers of Primetime (2005)
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"Pioneers of Primetime just tips its hat to these stars of yesteryear without really teaching us to appreciate their talent."
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Mike Pinsky
|
|
——
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John and Abigail Adams (2006)
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"John Adams is the cranky, stubborn side of our American character, and that is the side that we like to pretend we do not have."
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Star Trek - Fan Collective: Borg (2006)
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"Whatever the Borg are, or might be, as aliens, Star Trek ultimately turned them into yet another race than can be, in some future time, assimilated into the Federation."
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Harlem Globetrotters: The Team that Changed the World (2005)
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"The fact that the Globetrotters are the face of American entertainment for millions of kids outside the United States %u2014 well, that is one export we can be proud of."
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Crime Story - Season 2 (2005)
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"Season Two benefits from better performances all around%u2014Farina evolves into a sharp actor throughout the season%u2014as well as tighter editing and direction."
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Benjamin Franklin (2002)
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"The best thing I can say about this documentary is that I came away with a new appreciation for a historical figure that I thought I already knew too much about."
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Atragon (2005)
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"I mean, giant earth-drilling, flying submarine? How cool is that?"
|
Mike Pinsky
|
|
——
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Da Vinci and the Code he Lived by (2006)
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"While PBS still takes the high road with its history documentaries, the History Channel has carved out a niche making what I will call "the exploitation documentary.""
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Maigret Collection (2002)
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"The shows themselves are pretty good though, mostly because of Gambon's performance."
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Vol. 2 1942 - 1946 (2005)
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"But the 1940s were a mixed bag for Donald, and fans will find the ratio of truly classic cartoons to mere filler a little troubling."
|
Mike Pinsky
|
|
——
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The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
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"Think of this as the most existential clay-animated movie ever made."
|
Mike Pinsky
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——
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Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities - Celebrated Shorts 1920s - 1960s (2005)
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"Perhaps because it is such a disparate collection of material, Disney Rarities disappoints as much as it surprises."
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Mr. Show - The Complete Collection (2004)
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"If you buy Mr. Show: The Complete Collection, Bob and David will personally send you a letter, scrawled with their own little hands, expressing their love and devotion."
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Gatchaman Collector's Box - Vol. 4 (2005)
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"Once again treading that fine line between action and absurdity, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman marches on."
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Mike Pinsky
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——
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Shinkai Collection - Voices of a Distant Start/The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2005)
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"There is much hype surrounding Makoto Shinkai, but the truth is that the work he has produced so far is pedestrian."
|
Mike Pinsky
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——
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Astro Boy - The Collection Box Set (2005)
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"Marked by simple character designs and cheery colors, the 80s incarnation of Astro Boy makes no apologies for being a throwback to an earlier era."
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Mike Pinsky
|
|
——
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Timeslip - The Complete Series (2005)
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"The blurry black and white serial that comes on this set is probably just a curiosity, a piece of someone's childhood memory that does not hold up so well in the present."
|
Mike Pinsky
|
|
——
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Kumars at Number 42 (2005)
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"The Kumars at No. 42 is less a talk show than an improv-driven lark whose funny depends on how far the guests are willing to play along."
|
Mike Pinsky
|
|
100%
|
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927)
|
"You can also see it as the final step in Merian C. Cooper's career from real adventurer to creator of cinematic adventures."
|
Mike Pinsky
|
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——
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American Experience - Ansel Adams (2003)
|
|
Stephen Cooke
|
|
69%
|
Collectors (2000)
|
|
Brian Matherly
|
|
——
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Wing and a Prayer (1944)
|
|
Stephen Cooke
|
|
80%
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Strait-Jacket (1964)
|
|
Dennis Prince
|
|
80%
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Strait-Jacket (1964)
|
|
Dennis Prince
|
|
——
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When Dinosaurs Roamed America (2001)
|
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Mike Pinsky
|
|
89%
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Le Procès (The Trial) (1962)
|
|
Mike Pinsky
|
|
——
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Victory (1995)
|
|
Mike Pinsky
|
|
——
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Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
|
|
Mike Pinsky
|
|
——
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Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
|
|
Mike Pinsky
|
|
67%
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Awful Truth - The Complete First Season (2000)
|
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Mike Pinsky
|
87%
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